Welcome to the first edition of the Pro-Choice Carnival. I hope it will be the first of many. This Carnival aims to highlight some of the best writing on the theme of a woman’s right to choose, and will be published every other month. Contributions can be new or old, long or short, written by women or men, feminists or non-feminists, just as long as the writing comes from a firm belief that access to safe, legal abortion is every woman’s basic human right. Links to all editions of the Carnival will be posted on the Carnival homepage.

Although abortion is legal in most countries of the world today, that legality is constantly under threat from people, organisations, religions, and systems of government who seek to minimise or eradicate abortion. We must therefore be vigilant and never become complacent.

On with the Carnival, then, I hope you enjoy it, and will help to spread the word about it on your own blogs!